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back to Cape Coast, and the Governor has bad put into his head, 
and think you did wrong, then if you want any thing to eat, send 
a messenger to him and he will send you plenty, for the King 
thinks you do right to God and him, and to your King, and to the 
Governor, and that you will get much honour when you go back ; 
so the King thanks you, and says you speak well/' The King then 
asked Mr. James if he would swear on his sword like us, as we 
said ; Mr. James did so. The King made an observation which it 
seems we cannot convey to you in its full force, or nearer than, 
that he liked the three white men because they always stood up to 
speak, and pushed forward to get what they wanted. Many 
auxihary observations were afterwards offered casually by each of 
us, to confirm his change of sentiment. The Fantee linguists 
attempted to intimidate the linguist Quashie of Accra, but ineffec- 
tually ; this man is invaluable from his influence and intelligence, 
he is our only safe medium, and interprets to the King anxiously 
and impressively. 
The King appeared much pleased, and made us a long speech. 
The King says the Fantees are all rogues, the Governor knows 
that very well ; the King thinks they always put bad palaver in 
the Governor's head, he always tells his captains so ; he is sure 
you come to do him right. The King wishes all good for the 
English ; he swears by God and by the fetish, that if the English 
could know how the Fantees serve him, and all the bad they do, 
they would say his palaver was good. The King speaks true." He 
then gave us an online of the Fantee war, which must have con- 
vinced even the most prejudiced, of his injuries and forbearance, 
and their injustice and cruelty. 
The King says, " if the English trust to him, he will take more 
care of the forts than the Fantees can, he will do them great good, 
he does not want to do nothing. He will send the English his 
